Hi Steve, you couldnt have asked for a better pose, and just love the detail and colours on the little guy. If this was mine, I would move him to the left a bit, and take a little off the top. Still, well captured.
The head turn makes this one for me. Dead centered might have worked too. Like the light and the mood.
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the perfect circles around the bird are what make this image memorable for me. i agree that moving the bird farther right, closer to center, might actually work better than moving it left (or cropping from left).
Thanks to all for the comments and suggestions. I tried a bunch of different crops with the ripples before settling on this one. Tomorrow may be different :)